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Nothing about us without us: Community leaders teaching students at Rush Medical College
Audrey Adair Ritika Dhawan Donna Lewis Janeed Allen Jozanne Floyd Eugenia Olison Julia Bassett Barbara Gage Carol Smith Mary Batups Kattie Harris Elizabeth Davis Paul Kent
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Where You Live in Chicago Matters
84 River Forest Loop 85 Oak Park W. Garfield 72 E. Garfield Park Park 81 69 build North South Lawndale Lawndale 72 82
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Where You Live in Chicago Matters
84 River Forest 85 Loop Oak Park W. Garfield 72 E. Garfield Park Park 81 69 build North South Lawndale Lawndale 72 82
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Where You Live in Chicago Matters
84 River Forest 85 Loop Oak Park 69 W. Garfield Park 72 E. Garfield Park 81 build North South Lawndale Lawndale 72 82
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Rush Approach to Health Equity
Re objective of opportunities to advance equity in your system.
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Neighborhood and Physical Environment
West Side United is a place-based, racial-equity framed approach to neighborhood vitality on Chicago’s West Side Education Neighborhood and Physical Environment Health and Healthcare Economic Vitality Holistically address the social and structural determinants of health including structural racism Have a unified “West Side Voice” to outside audiences Create opportunities to scale programs that work on the community level Identify and create new high- value connections between organizations Create common measures of success Increase the visibility of existing efforts MISSION To build community health and economic wellness on Chicago’s West Side and build healthy, vibrant neighborhoods. VISION To improve neighborhood health by addressing inequities in healthcare, education, economic vitality and the physical environment using a cross-sector, place-based strategy.
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The West Side Anchor Committee: leverage the economic power of healthcare institutions to build economic vitality 43,800 Employees ~6,000 Annual Hires* $5.4 B** in Employee Spending Potential $4 Billion in Salaries/Wages ~$2.8 B in Supply /Service Expenses 2,190*** Hospital Beds 89,117*** Annual Admissions 7,125*** Hospital Births We know that each institution can contribute different things to the WSTHC and that extra resources will be required for some of this work *Estimated with anchor hiring data * 6
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Rush Approach to Medical Student Education about Health Equity
M M M M4 All Students Advocate curriculum Advocate curriculum Student volunteers Rush Community Service Initiative Students with focused interest Health Equity Elective Global Health Elective
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Community Leaders Teach Medical Students
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Community Leaders Teach Medical Students
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Thank you! Oakley Square Lawndale Christian Health Center
Farm on Ogden Justice Informed Heartland Alliance Juvenile Detention Center Access Living Health Equity medical students
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